PSG vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

In a group that includes Shakhtar Donetsk and Swedish side Malmo, PSG and Real Madrid are huge favourites to progress. They’ve made that case pretty strongly by each winning their first two games without conceding a goal.

PSG beat Malmo 2-0 and travelled to play Shakhtar, who they then beat 3-0. They’re dominating Ligue 1 football and they seem like a team that is determined to do much better in a competition where they have perhaps under-achieved over the last few seasons. Finishing ahead of Real Madrid won’t be an easy task, but it could help significantly with the Last 16 draw.

Meanwhile, it’s been relatively plain sailing for Real Madrid beating Shakhtar 4-0 and then easing past Malmo 2-0. In La Liga action, things have been relatively balanced early on in the season, they’re unbeaten through eight games, but they have drawn three.

Three Reasons for Betting Tips

1. Motivated PSG

This competition is a big hurdle for a club that has invested a lot of money in its squad, and has so far only enjoyed domestic football success.

2. Different domestic contexts

La Liga looks crowded early on with Villareal, Celta Vigo and Althetico Madrid all look good, as well as Barcelona and Real Madrid of course. Meanwhile, things look much tidier for PSG in Ligue 1, their focus right now can be on winning a big game against the Spanish giants.

3. Odds in general challenging

This game is viewed relatively evenly by the oddsmakers, which makes it difficult to find the right market to bet on. Predicting the goal-scoring action isn’t easy either. We like the chance of a mini-upset and a PSG win, and we’re getting a return on our stake for a draw.